The Cougar is an American reality television series broadcast by TV Land. The series premiered on April 15, 2009, for an eight-episode run, and it concluded on June 3, 2009. Filmed in Los Angeles, California, the series followed Stacey Anderson, a 40-year-old cougar, in search for a partner among a group of 20 men, all of whom were in their 20s. The men were required to participate in a series of romantic challenges; Anderson assessed the men's performances and subjected the men to weekly elimination ceremonies. Whichever man remained at the end of the competition had the option of pursuing a long-term relationship with Anderson. The series was hosted by American actor Vivica A. Fox.
Overview Over eight weekly hour-long episodes, the young men (all in their 20s) compete for a chance to have a long term relationship with Stacey Anderson, a 40-year-old real estate agent and divorced mother of four from Arizona.The Cougar - TV Land website The show is very similar in format to The Bachelorette, except that instead of using roses to determine who stays and who goes, the Cougar uses the "Kiss Off". During the Kiss Off, each contestant gives the Cougar a kiss and if she kisses on the lips, the contestant stays, but if she gives her cheek, the contestant is out.
The "Cubs" ContestantAgeOccupationEpisode EliminatedJimmy Heck23fitness model and personal trainerWinnerColt Straub25musicianEpisode 8Travis 21Episode 7Adam Mills 25event managerEpisode 6Joe 25bartenderEpisode 5Jon23customer engineerEpisode 5David25advertising consultantEpisode 4Austin24bartenderEpisode 4Ryan29bartenderEpisode 4Nick27police officerEpisode 3Kai28supervisorEpisode 3Johnny23martial arts trainerEpisode 3J.D.24account managerEpisode 2Jim22caterer Episode 2Tom26mobile company manager Episode 2Kevin23UPS driverEpisode 1Bodie23Cabana boyEpisode 1Brad24bartenderEpisode 1Rich29bartenderEpisode 1Grant Mills 25Episode 1 (withdrew)
Adam and Grant are twin brothers. Travis, the youngest contestant, had his first legal adult beverage with the cougar.
The Kiss-Off +Stacey's Call-out OrderOrderNameEpisodes 12345678 1 AdamTravis1Jon1Joe1Colt1Travis3JimmyColtJimmy 2 Austin ColtAdam2JonJoeColtColtJimmy Colt 3 Bodie AdamDavidColtTravisJimmy2Travis Travis 4 BradJonColt2TravisJon2Adam3Adam 5 Colt DavidTravis2RyanAdamJoe 6 David Jimmy AustinAustin2JimmyJon2 7 Kai JoeNickDavid2David 8 Grant JimJoeJimmyAustin 9 J.D. NickRyan2Adam2Ryan2 10 Jim KaiKaiKai 11 Jimmy JohnnyJohnnyJohnny2 12 Joe AustinJimmyNick 13 Johnny J.D.Jim 14 Jon TomJ.D. 15 Kevin RyanTom2 16 NickKevin 17 RichBodie 18 RyanBrad 19 TomRich 20 TravisGrant
The contestant won The Cougar. The contestant was eliminated during the regular Kiss-Off. The contestant was eliminated during his group date. The contestant withdrew from the competition.
1 The contestant won the Solo Date Challenge and went on a solo date with Stacey. 2 The contestant won the Group Date Challenge and went on a group date with Stacey. 3 In Episode 5, Stacey picked Adam and Travis for a date because she felt she was losing them. Adam and Travis did not win the challenge. In Episode 7, Stacey had a solo date with all the remaining contestants.
Statistics PlaceNameEpisodes 12345678 1 JimmySAFEBTM2SAFEBTM2WINSAFEBTM2WINNER 2 ColtSAFEWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT 3 TravisWINWINSAFESAFESAFE3BTM2OUT 4 AdamSAFEWINWINSAFEBTM23OUT 5 JoeSAFESAFEWINSAFEOUT 6 JonSAFEWINSAFEWINOUT 7 DavidSAFESAFEWINOUT 8 AustinSAFESAFEWINOUT 9 RyanBTM2WINSAFEOUT 10 NickSAFESAFEOUT 11 KaiSAFESAFEOUT 12 JohnnySAFESAFEOUT 13 J.D.SAFEOUT 14 JimSAFEOUT 15 TomSAFEOUT 16 KevinOUT 17 BodieOUT 18 BradOUT 19 RichOUT 20 GrantQUIT
The contestant won The Cougar. The contestant won the challenge and went on group date The contestant won the challenge and went on solo date The contestant was eliminated. The contestant won the challenge and was in the Bottom 2 The contestant was in the Bottom 2 The contestant won a group date but was eliminated. The contestant was eliminated during his group date. The contestant withdrew from the competition.
3 In Episode 5, Stacey picked Adam and Travis for a date because she felt she was losing them. Adam and Travis did not win the challenge. In Episode 7, Stacey had a solo date with all the remaining contestants.
Episodes EpisodeFirst Airing Meet the Cougar April 15, 2009 40 Years Young April 22, 2009 Men vs. Boys April 29, 2009 Truth and Consequences May 6, 2009 The Claws Comes Out May 13, 2009 Meet the Families May 20, 2009 Vegas Nights May 27, 2009 The Last Kiss? (Season Finale) June 3, 2009
Meet the Cougar
Solo Date Challenge: First Impressions Challenge Winner: Travis Eliminated: Kevin, Bodie, Brad, Rich Quit: Grant
40 Years Young
Group Date Challenge: Designing Custom Workout Regimens Challenge Winners: Adam, Colt, Ryan, Tom, Travis Call-Out Order: Adam, Colt, Travis, Ryan Eliminated: Tom Solo Date Challenge: Giving Stacey a Birthday Gift Challenge Winner: Jon Eliminated: J.D., Jim
Men Vs Boys Group Date Challenge: Talent Show Winners: Adam, Johnny, Austin, David Solo Date Challenge: Picking a Dress for Stacey Winner: Joe Eliminated: Johnny, Kai, and Nick
Truth and Consequences Group Date Challenge: Revealing Secrets Winners: Jon, Ryan Eliminated: Ryan Solo Date Challenge: Composing and Singing a song to Stacey Winner: Colt Eliminated: Austin, David
The Claws Come Out Group Date Challenge: Kissing Stacey Winners: Jimmy Eliminated: Jon, Joe
Episode Notes 3 In Episode 5, Stacey picked Adam and Travis for a date because she felt she was losing them. Adam and Travis did not win the challenge.
Meet the Families Travis' Family: Sister, Mother, Brother Jimmy's Family: Mother, Father Colt's Family: Brothers Adam's Family: Twin Brother (Grant) Eliminated: Adam
Vegas Nights Jimmy's Date: Racecar Driving, Dinner, Overnight Stay Travis' Date: Massage, Steam Shower, Dinner, Overnight Stay Colt's Date: Helicopter Ride, Dinner, Overnight Stay Eliminated: Travis
The Last Kiss? Runner Up: Colt Winner: Jimmy
References
External links
Watch full episodes of The Cougar on TVLand.com